The question is, when are you legitimately trapped, and when have you been psy-oped into perceiving a trap (that could actually be defied at acceptable cost with some amount of bravery)? 1/2
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I think "trapped in a bad Nash equilibrium" implies the reason people do the suboptimal thing is that they are *dissuaded* by the bad consequences of doing some other thing unilaterally. So...we have a 2-party system because there are *too many* people worried about harm?
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That doesn't sound credible to me. There are plenty of callous people in the US! Certainly enough to form a third party. They don't, of course, but not because they're scrupulous utilitarians.
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I'm not sure I understand the question, but it seems to reflect different understandings of my original point? The bad equilibrium is stable if the best all-things-considered action is inside the trap. There doesn't have to be someone pointing a gun to your head.
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